Sylvie Dog

A few weeks ago while perusing twitter, we came across a tweet from a puppy named sylviedog.  The post stated that sylvie was having a rotten day, found out that she had bone cancer, fell in a puddle of pee and had to have a bath.  Wait, what? Bone cancer?  I didn't know that our pets could get cancer.

Since we saw this tweet we have done our best to get our anipals to tweet sylviedog to wish her well. Up until this past week sylvie always said she was doing pretty good.  Then this week she tweeted that the cancer was progressing and her mom and dad were going to help her journey over the rainbow bridge early next week.

During these few weeks that we have "known" sylvie, she and her humans have always been upbeat and kind.  I fear that this this could happen to one of my dogs, it makes me sad and cry and want to reach out and give sylviedog and her owners a big hug.  It's like when I read "Marley and Me" and I bawled for hours when the author wrote about his passing.

We expect our animals to be around forever. When they get sick and need our help crossing the bridge, it's a hard decision to make.  It forces us to face mortality, our animals, our families and ourselves.  I'm thankful that I have a strong faith in God and believe that I'll see those pets and family members who have gone before me.

Thank you sylviedog for coming into our lives through twitter.  May you have cookies and blankies in abundance.  I hope to pet you one day when I too cross the rainbow bridge.

Kisses and Hugs!
Bonnie and @jack4presidente

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Living with 4 dogs can at times be challenging.  Bringing in a young dog with older dogs makes it much more challenging.  We live with Jack (he's about 14), Marley (about 13), Jill (7), and Maximus (1).  All my dogs are rescue dogs.  I wouldn't even consider paying for a dog from a breeder.  There are so many animals in no kill shelters, humane societies and full-kill shelters, that are perfectly good animals. 

They end up there not by their choice but the humans that they have trusted for all or part of their lives.  Once they are in the shelter system, they are temporarily changed or permanently changed.  It's their survival instinct kicking in.  Some animals just give up. 

Enough ranting for now, please visit Max's rescue group http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/AZ379.html.  They successfully get most of their rescues adopted and in good homes.  They are 3 ladies that work at the same company I work for.